11/08 Krasnoyarsk. Center of Siberia. Start of the international competition. Press-conference

Опубликовано 17 сентября 2020, 7:59

On August 11, Krasnoyarsk hosted a press-conference, dedicated to the start of a large-scale competition to develop a concept for the development of the Central Gorky Park.

The park, located on the banks of the Yenisei, in Soviet times was considered one of the best in Siberia. The goal of the competition is to attract the world's best architects to the transformation of a landmark place. A large-scale international project will give a new impetus to the development not only of the park itself, but also of the city as a whole.

The competition is held by the reconstruction investor RUSAL with the support of the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Region and the city of Krasnoyarsk. The organizer of the competition is the Agency for Strategic Development "CENTER".

The press conference was attended by:

Sergei Eremin, Mayor of Krasnoyarsk;
Elena Bezdenezhnykh, Vice President for Regional Policy and Interaction with Government and Management Bodies of RUSAL;
Sergei Georgievskii, General Director of the Agency for Strategic Development "CENTER", Head of the Competition Organizing Committee.

During the press conference, speakers talked about the goals and conditions of the starting international competition, its distinctive features, schedule and stages.